Real Haunted House

Deep in rural New Jersey, there is a road that winds dangerously through the forest and eventually leads to place known as â??Midgetvilleâ?. This road is said to be haunted, and has caused many disturbances and violent unrest in the formerly quiet town. There is no limit to the possible explanations and stories created by locals surrounding Annieâ??s Roadâ?¦

As a result, nobody is really sure exactly what happened to poor Annie. Some say she was killed on her wedding night, her body being dragged along the guardrail. Others claim she had gotten into a fight with her boyfriend right before prom, and decided to drunkenly walk along the road throughout the rest of the night. She was then killed by either a speeding car full of wasted classmates, or a group of rowdy sailors. More popular tales state that Annie was completely decapitated in a car wreck while riding home, or that she was mowed over by a truck driver while waiting for her date.

No matter what actually happened, her death still resulted in a large bloodstain on the road, and a similar splatter on the guardrail. However, the guardrail is actually painted red in memory of Annie. Creepier still, her deranged father is the one who comes to repaint it every year, on the anniversary of her death. In addition, the graveyard where she is supposedly buried is said to glow during the night. Many late-night adventurers have reported seeing a flickering light moving among the graves, as well as a rather short, white-clad figure posing as a hitchhiker during the night. The chances of seeing Annie are greater if the driver plays oldies music and keeps their headlights offâ?¦but people say that anyone who agrees to give her a ride loses control of their car. And while there is no proof of this, many accidents have occurred along Annieâ??s road in the night, with the wreck remains suggesting that the victims had been chased.

Another peculiar, if not paranormal, thing are the dwarves and midgets supposedly inhabiting this area. All of the houses are indeed smaller than average, but this is because the town was formerly used just for vacation homes. Ever since an article about Annieâ??s death appeared on the internet, numbers of curious, noisy teenagers have disrupted â??Midgetvilleâ? searching for a glimpse of the little people. Some claim to have seen a dwarf chopping wood, a few visitors have been shot at, and one even received a residentâ??s phone number. Eventually, things got out of control, and the police put up a sign forbidding any unwelcome noise or disturbances.

Unfortunately, Annie is not the only teenager ever to have been killed in this area. About nine years ago, a group of six high school boys became obsessed with the story of the murdered young woman. They drove along the road constantly, and spent their nights snooping around the graveyard. Eventually, five of the boys decided they were tired of hanging out with the sixth. They tried (and failed) multiple times to burn his car, but he wouldnâ??t leave. So, using some sort of crazed logic, the five boys decided the only solution was to kill him. None of their attempts worked, until they all drove back to the school parking lot. The sixth boy was then strangled to death by an electrical cord as the rest of the gang recited the Catholic â??Hail Maryâ? over and over again.

What about Ewing Ave? There it is said a young (just married) couple had died there,on their way to the reception . If you stop at the stop sign you can feel the car actually going back up the hill !!!

Kevin says:

November 2, 2005, 4:48 am

where on Ewing ave, I heard of this recently and would like to experience it for myself?

beky says:

December 25, 2005, 2:58 pm

kool dat might be true who knoes??

sdfs says:

January 15, 2006, 11:44 pm

its 100% true i did it and it worked. watch out tho i got pulled over for “backing up” on an exit. if u do it, watch out for ******* cops. im sure all the cops know about it and wait till sum1 duz it and pulls them over.

steve says:

April 22, 2006, 12:40 am

ewing ave where?? i ;pve creepy stuff but all i have near me is the devils tree which is a complete load of ****

IT’s just an optical illusiong Ewing AVenue…you will go backwards but you have to put your car in neutral at the stop sign and you will feel as if the car is going UP the hill..in reality its rolling DOWN the hill…..again..an optical illusion only..and YES..the cops will pull you over and you will get a ticket

Cindy says:

June 15, 2006, 12:13 am

well the Ewing ave thing is a bunch of bull cause i just came from there n da car onli rolld forward….and i just came from annie’z road itz crazy u c a bag wit idk what in it but itz in front of a tru the tree has blood on it n i went there 12:00 midnight itz crazy my next place is heartbeat road dat sound crazy…

binky says:

July 11, 2006, 2:49 pm

So i live about 20 minutes from this road and ive never seen anything but i do know that on the anniversary theres always a huge thing of red paint thrown on the exact spot where she got hit. Supposedly her dad does this….annie @ montclair state where this road is really close to everyone just refers to it as annies road. If u live in the area its the place to go…its just fun to drive down the curvy road especially @ night.

I graduated high school in Fairlawn in 1982. This “story” has been around since I was in school. We used to drive down there all the time, and yes the car does seem to roll up hill. Hope everyone still continues this tradition.

marianne says:

October 13, 2006, 10:29 am

thank you liz. i,too lived there,(hawthorne),all my life, and tried it … even in my bus… at one time. the story as i am told was that the couple was on their way to the reception, the car broke down,she got out ,tried pushing it back onto the ramp,a car speeding down ewing ave., hit them ,killing them instantly! believe what you like, but there were also sightings of the young couple,dressed in their wedding attire. there are alot more stories around passaic county, than what was typed. george washington cemetary (bergen co.) is also haunted. happy halloween all !!!!

Helena says:

October 15, 2006, 10:58 am

It would have been nice to read these comments without Ebonics. Pathetic as it is to read the way some of the earlier comment spelled and talked. Sad to know I live near some of these poeple. “dat”, oh come on! Uneducated people really irk me.

Tricia says:

October 31, 2006, 3:34 pm

You are kidding? I didn’t know that the George Washington Cemetary in Bergen County is haunted? I’m from Hillsdale, NJ and my very best friend from Waldwick, her sister is buried there and so is my Uncle and supposedly my great Omah!! That’s news to me!!!

KRYSTAL says:

December 11, 2006, 12:59 pm

WENT THERE YESTERDAY NUTTiiN HAPPEN`D

riley says:

January 14, 2007, 11:41 am

Wow if this is really true then ….. i am freaked right out ahhh i heard a scream>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>he died…

riley says:

January 14, 2007, 11:41 am

Wow if this is really true then ….. i am freaked right out ahhh i heard a scream>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>he died…

I live near annies road and I drive on it alone at 1 am when I drop my gf off home. and I never seen anything unusual although… A few of my friends saw annies ghost supposedly a girl in a white prom dress walking on the side of the road. And they asked her for help and she just turned and looked at them, soon after they fled with fear lol they told me. I heard that you should drive with oldies music and drive with your headlights off and flickering them on and off which i have done do not recommend trying it though very dangerous bcuz one time another guy was trying it ahead of me and we turned our lights back on at the same time probably woulda crashed if other wise… hope i see somethin one day or maybe not lol

i believe that a girl could’ve died on her way to prom that night but it was only an accident. its not like it was intentional or anything so therefore theres no reason for her to haunt anything. plus the story that was given was very vague and needed more information to make it more interesting. Its was an ok story but nothing too exciting

Louisa says:

June 28, 2007, 2:53 pm

Hi all! I was wondering how many of you were from Passaic County. I’m doing a story on local urban explorers and I was looking to interview some people and accompany them on a trip to any Passaic location. If you’re interested you can send an e-mail to valentinmelendez@northjersey.com Thank you all!

Denise says:

October 5, 2007, 4:08 pm

Have taken many people to Ewing Ave. and they have all freaked out. One time we took a level and placed it on the ground and illusion? Nope.. the level clearly shows the downward slope. Very cool to do
around halloween.. but as many of you mentioned, beware of the cops, you will get a ticket.

Danielle says:

October 9, 2007, 8:17 pm

I live in P.A but go to school in N.J. I’m sort of familiar with jersey and could probably get there if someone who knows where this is could help me out. Is there any land marks or a certain exit i should get off at?

Yes this story was true, was about a girl going to Prom. Somehow got killed in a hit and run accident never made it home. Anyway family had moved from there to White Meadows area. Yes I kow 2 people who I know arent crazy that way back seen a girl on side of road asking for ride home saying she had to get home. I dont know if anyone else seen anything but the 2 men I know who are sane and own a company now, I kow their story and what happened one night. It would scare the bejesus out of ya if you knew also.

skyetta says:

October 28, 2007, 6:41 pm

i’ve heard dat story b4 and lots of others but i’ve been on dat road b4 an d nuthing seemed to happen to me

Crystal says:

November 10, 2007, 8:47 pm

Annie isent trying to hurt anybody! This is the saddest story here! She didnt even get to go to her prom! I would be so upset if i were her

ghosthunter says:

February 26, 2008, 5:53 pm

threse a reason fo her haunting she is prouble lost
on earth and cant find her way out or mabe is looking for her love she was going to prom

sarah says:

April 7, 2008, 11:46 am

My teacher’s son’s friends went there on their prom night and turned everything off, then they crashed into a tree and DIED.

SERIOUS NOT KIDDING

barbie says:

July 31, 2008, 7:26 pm

yes this story is true just go there with your quija board and she will speak…it’s scary but interesting you’ll see what happens..

evelyn says:

August 11, 2008, 1:14 am

I live 10 min away from annies road the story is true. She die from a drunk driver and there is a graveyard right there also, and little kids really see her to

xLondonGirlx says:

August 29, 2008, 11:16 am

interestingg….i’d like to go to ‘Annie’s Road’ just to see if its really true! is that really the name of the road though??

Bob says:

October 10, 2008, 12:27 pm

The name of the road is called: Riverview Drive. It’s off Union Blvd. Where Little Falls, West Paterson and Totowa all meet.

Bob again says:

October 10, 2008, 12:33 pm

P.S.
If your smart. You’ll stay away from that road! Totowa Police will have you ” cuffed ” in 2 minutes flat! Park your car and walk it. Nothing will happen to you, but, just bring a change of shorts in case you have an accident in your pants.

NIKY says:

October 16, 2008, 7:56 am

ANNIE*S ROAD IS IN NEW JERSEY

Joe says:

October 19, 2008, 9:37 am

The story of Annie’s road is B.S. I grew up in West Paterson across the river from Annie’s Road (Riverview Drive) I and friends have ridden our bikes down this road and in the cemetery next to it from 12am to 3:30am and have never seen anything anywhere on the road or in the cemetery. We have even walked onto the island across from the road at those hours The island used to be an 19th century picnic and swimming area. Nothing there either except the cement picnic tables and holes with cement around them that were outhouses. They are still there. But as far as scary experience’s it ain’t happening. As for Ewing road it is an optical illusion, it is really uphill when you are at the stop sign but looks as if it is uphill due to the trees and land on either side and yes you will get a ticket.

Joe says:

October 19, 2008, 10:25 am

Ewing road is an optical illusion. We have strung up plumb lines and they prove the land is downhill. It just appears to be going uphill. A survey of a topical map of new jersey will also prove the land on Ewing Road is going downhill. Check out a sight “rolling uphill” it explains it well, there are many places in the world were this illusion occurs.

Brittany says:

October 27, 2008, 8:25 pm

i lved in totowa and have actually been to annies road at midnight…. all this is true… she will do harm to you.. when you walk up to you can see her makeup running, and everything but when you get to close…. she dissapears… contact me at brittanymms@aol.com if you want to know more!!!

melissa says:

October 30, 2008, 1:35 am

The road is allegedly haunted by Annie, a young woman who lived in the area in the 60’s, not long before Route 80 was built thru the area. She was going to the prom and got into an argument with her boyfriend and left the car and began walking to her home on River View Dr. Along the way she was picked up by a bunch of sailors who raped and murdered her. The violent end to her life made her spirit uneasy, and so she began to haunt the local road, even possessing men who traveled along it. There were rumors of ghosts and apparitions long before then however, going back as far the colonial days. Is this story simply another urban legend of a haunted road?

Perhaps so, and if that’s all there was to Annie’s Rd, then the road would not have achieved the legendary status it now has. For starters, there have been numerous car accidents on this road. Realists would say that the road is dangerous. It has numerous twist and isn’t well lit. Locals claim it’s the curse of Annie. Perhaps they swerved to avoid her ghosts, or lost control after staring at her. Others think she may have possessed the driver and forced him off the road.

i never been so scared in mi life!
on halloween night mi friends & i thought it would b cool to past through annie’s road at night. most of us were scared but we all agreed & walked in.
at the begining isn’t dark but once u get to dah middle of dis u gunna feel very scared.once you are in the middle its pitch dark. when we were all quiet he heard screams from someone so the accelerated cause we were scared.wen u turn back everything is dark one of mi friends saw a girl following us from bhind but wen we turn around to see if anyone was dee we didn’t see anything . we passed by alot of midgets house dere houses are small little things with very short roofs. at the end of it we all mde it through it even though there was a cementery next to it. wen we finish this road we ended up on forman mills one thing i gotta say this was extremely crazy

Kaitlyn says:

February 28, 2009, 10:57 am

What about the red roof inn?? It is located in toms river, right next to the light. I have been there with my family, and there was various screams coming from the hallway of my floor. I went there when it was not the red roof inn, it was all eery looking and not very welcoming. I see why!! There have been many crimes there. Mostly murders, but there has also been reports of suicides. Many people have jumped out of the railing and drounded. There had also been many rapes in the 5th floor. There was also many reports of gun fighting in the bar area. Nearly thousands of people died in that hotel from crimes. It was built in the 1800’s and had a bad reputation since the day it was built. I think that it used to be a house of a rich family, which all got murdered. I think that because there are many screams of children and adults in just one room. I think they were rich because of all the modern detail that was there. But when i went there, it was all dirty and didnt have a bed in every room and no table. only a tv and a closet. I had to use a cardboard box as my dining table. It seemed as if there was no one watching over the building. I wonder why??

GRAVE KEEPER says:

March 18, 2009, 10:30 pm

Binki if you want to do some reaserch on annies road the your better off doing it on your computer,I dont think that telling people that annies road is fun,is completely retarded.and yes binki tell your friends that annies road is indeed very curvy,and and there are many deer that jump out in to the road,and dont forget to tell theme also that you can easily hurt,or possibly die having fun on annies road.I dont think it sounds like fun anymore .SO STAY VERY FAR AWAY FROM ANIES ROAD! GOD BLESS TOTOWA POLICE AND DONT FORGET TO STAY AWAY.

Korin says:

April 15, 2009, 9:58 am

does anyone know when Annie died? what year approximately, and is there any logged newspaper articles about what happened? i think i read just about all the different ways of how she might have dies, i’m just curious as to how long ago it was.

Korin says:

April 15, 2009, 10:00 am

i am just looking for a little more information about annie. like around when she died?

i use 2 live in nj and this story is true one of my fam members had an experience with annie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and 2 let ery1 know its true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

this story is real my g mother gloria ashton got in an accident and there was no way out of the car and annie saved her life!!! and annie is in totwa and i use 2 live in nj so i know about her i have seen her! do not be afraid she wont hurt u she is a very nice ghost!!!! she died a horrible death i feel bad 4 her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Annie says:

September 8, 2009, 1:52 pm

EVERYONE. PLEASE TAKE SOME PRESIOUS TIME TO LISTEN WHILE I EQUIVILENT ON MY STORY. I WAS 18 1/2 WHEN I DIED ON THIS VERY ROAD WHICH IS KNOWN TO BE MY ROAD…PLEASE STOP MAKING UP STORIES ABOUT THIS ROAD AND MY DEATH WHICH WAS TRAGIC. ONLY MY FRIEND MARY WEBREW KNEW OR KNOWS WHAT HAPPEND THAT NIGHT….ONLY HER. BUT CONSIDERING SHE IS DEAD NOW..NO ONE CAN REALLY SEEM TO HELP ALL OF YOU. DONT MAKE ME WRITE BACK ON THIS WALL. I WANT PEACE AND PEACE IS WHAT I NEED VERY MUCH. BY THE WAY, IF YOU COME VISIT MY ROAD, I WILL IN FACT PUSH YOUR CAR UP THE HILL SO DONT TEST ME. HAHAHAHAHA SOME OF YOU ALL HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THAT. KEEP ALL THIS IN MIND BEFORE YOU MAKE A HORRRID DECISION TO COME.

i live in little falls and annies road is like 10 minutes from my house.. itsa really long and windy road nxt to a cemetary . the story is that she wasonher way to prom and got hit y acar and it as her prom da cause he couldnt see her in the dark windy road. and nowitssaid that ifyou drive through there at night with your highbeams off shell appear in or out of your car .. some people say they see her by the railng on a sharp curve onthatroad ..what ive heard is suppose to happen is she kills young guys driving through there at night . ive driventhrough there and tried driving with my lights off but you cant seeanything its pitch black and scary *** hell.. but i cant say i saw annie ..

kevin says:

December 16, 2009, 3:50 pm

this is realy frecy

maritza says:

April 26, 2010, 2:24 pm

annie’s road is true! i experience sum freeky stuff there but i promise i wiil never mentioned it or go there again. kids stay away not every1 sees her but trust me u dont want 2!

Joe says:

April 26, 2010, 4:03 pm

That is correct. Ewing Ave is an optical illusion. To prove it a survey was done and you are rolling downhill. Due to the trees it feels like you are going uphill. Like the feeling you sometimes get in a slow moving train or any vehicle when it feels like you are moving when in fact you are not. A topigraphical map of the area is available that also proves it is actually downhill.

Joe says:

April 26, 2010, 4:16 pm

AHNIES ROAD IS A GOOD STORY BUT NOT TRUE. I HAVE LIVED A 1/4 MILE FROM IT ALL MY LIFE AND HAVE BEEN ON THAT ROAD AT ALL HOURS IN A CAR, ON FOOT AND ON A BIKE. WE RODE OUR BIKES THEIR AT 2-3 IN THE AM WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND NEVER SAW A THING. A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE IS A COP IN TOTOWA AND DECIDED TO TRY TO FIND OUT IF ANY ACCIDENT LIKE THAT EVER HAPPENED AND COULD FIND NOTHING AND HE CHECKED BACK TO 1901. WHEN I WAS YOUNG THAT CEMETARY WAS OPEN ALL NIGHT AND WE WOULD RIDE YOUR BIKES THROUGH IT AND NEVER SAW ANYTING. EVEN PLAYED IN AN OPEN GRAVE ONCE WITH ONE VAULT IN IT AND ANOTHER READY TO GO ON TOP OF IT AND NEVER SAW A THING. IT’S JUST A GOOD B.S. STORY.

Rich says:

May 5, 2010, 4:13 pm

Yeah, it’s in Totowa. I used to live there. It’s just a creepy road that people have made some incredible stories about. There are a lot of different stories, but none are true. It’s just a lot of people with overactive imaginations. I have walked that entire road at 2 a.m. coming home from a friends house.

jordan says:

July 7, 2010, 12:54 pm

Hey,
I don’t know if you believe this or not, but i most certaintly, without a doubt KNOW that Annie haunts this road. For the past few days some friends and I have been going down this road mulitiple times at midnight with the doors locked but the windows open listening to old music really low, sometimes no music at all. Last night was one of the best nights for me personally. My friend who was driving the car put the brake on and folded her legs indian style upon her seat yet the car began driving into the gaurd rail. If my friend was not stearing Annie would have hurt or killed us the way she was once killed. Unforutuntely we did not find the red on the gaurd rail but a lot of creepy stuff happened last night. We heard wispering, and when the music was off we heard a loud violen coming from the bushes. It was freaker when we looked ahead and saw nothing but darkness ( the headlights were off and the car was stalled) then out of nowhere, as if annie relized we were there to say hello, a spotlight type thing appeared on the gaurd rail then dissapeared. we saw blue flashing lights coming towards our car and had creepy encounters. A white light also passed my open window and touched upon my head, moving my hair backwards. I dont know nor do i care if you beieve me, but everything I have just told you is the complete and total truth.

i read all ghost story and wacth the biography channel on the weekins the bio channel on sat and sun allday and night ghost story true ones. i love ghots storys and hauned places to. annies annies road was on the bio ch. and in readed all the stroys to. yes annie was killed by a driver and lafeed for died. ever find the car and driver. annie was playing wiht a ball went in the road annie run in the street.maybe annie wasnt whiring her glass at the time and didnot see the car. but the driver seen annie hide her and lefe in seen of the criam. yes her died there but some of the storys are not true. i read all the stroys in books and went to annie road at night with a firand of my and we both saw annie spirit. i said to michelle get the hell off this road now. i kown annie is look for the person who kill her. and make them pay for her death. if you went to go here go at night about 9.00pm thats the time we seen annie. go with some friends so if you see her you. you well have witsse.

DREADFULSILENCE says:

April 9, 2011, 6:12 pm

I am a female who has been at annie’s road plenty times as a preteen and i have seen blood that would not be there the next day(a.m. hours) this long dark road is errie and very supernatural!!! U have 2 c wit ur own eyes till then, u shouldn’t say its b.s. cus IT’S NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

chelsea says:

October 7, 2011, 2:04 pm

um just so you no the reason why ur car goes backwards on ewing is because its not two people on their way to the reception died thats so stupid haven’t even herd of that till just now i too live close and ewing is also known as gravity road that must sound a lot more familiar and the reason is because the gravitational pull is going backwards cuz their is a magnetic something underground is like a type of rock thats just in the soil thats been their for as long as humans are alive and thats just one random spot were the gravitational pull is going backwards look it up its on weird new jersey

chelsea says:

October 7, 2011, 2:08 pm

oh and their also is clinton road and thats the story of a boy and a girl going to prom and they were hit by a drunk driver so now its said if you turn all ur lights off in your car play like oldies 40’s /50’s music or something and u look back u’ll see the young couple or if you put baby powder on the hood of your car you’ll see hand prints cuz supposedly their trying to push ur car away from where their accident was thats on clinton road and at the end of that theirs midget ville lmao but if u go in their you will definitely get shot at lol dam little people always starting a ruckus lol

DP says:

December 8, 2011, 3:41 pm

I have experience Ewing Ave, my husband used to tell me and the kids the story, one day on a drive we went on the ramp, put the car in neutral and backwards up the ramp we went… so freaky.. dont get caught, cops will issue tickets.

Global Ghosts says:

October 23, 2013, 11:27 am

If anyone has any information please email us at globalghosthunters@gmail.com we are doing a project and would love some cool stuff about this location! Thanks!

marie whateley says:

July 11, 2016, 11:04 pm

what i heard was that this girl annie was killed by a truck driver and all she wants is the boy that lefted her there. to come back and say sorry and take her home.

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